Post Your Coins/Medals/Tokens That Are Intentionally Dual-Dated

Canada 2021 10 Cents

Canada 2004 25 Cents

British 50p coin issued in 2000 to commemorate 150 years of the UK's public library service:

I previously posted the dual-dated 1934 Maryland Tercentenary Half Dollar in this thread, (You can read it here: 1934 Maryland Tercentenary.).

This time out, I'm posting the coin's companion or "cousin" - the official commemorative medal of the Maryland Tercentenary. The dual dates of "1634" and "1934" flank the Maryland Coat-of-Arms below the right-facing portrait of circa-1934 Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie on the medal's obverse. (For more on the medal, see: 1934 Maryland Tercentenary - Official Medal.)

The 175th anniversary of the US Botanic Garden was commemorated in 1997 with a Silver Dollar. On May 8, 1820, President James Monroe signed into law a bill that allocated five acres of land in the District of Columbia for the purpose of creating a botanic garden. (See the link below for a discussion of the coin's details and why a 1995 anniversary was commemorated with a 1997 coin.)

The obverse design of the coin presents the ornate Main Entrance to the Garden while the reverse design presents the National Flower of the US - the rose. Below the rose and "BOTANIC GARDEN" inscription is found the anniversary's dual dates of "1820 - 1995."




For more on the history of the US Botanic Garden, and the coin's story, check out:

- 1997 US Botanic Garden Silver Dollar
- 1997 US Botanic Garden Silver Dollar Coinage & Currency Set

1987 French 10 francs - millennium of the Capetian dynasty. Shows Hughes Capet who became King of France in 987:

Here's the US 1991 Silver Dollar that was struck to commemorate the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. "Why the 38th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War?"

The "38" anniversary is connected to the 38th Parallel North latitude that approximately divides the Korean peninsula into two halves. As part of the 1953 armistice between North Korea (and its allies) and South Korea (and its allies), a demilitarization zone (DMZ) was set up between the two countries - this zone runs near the 38th Parallel, but doesn't follow it exactly.

The coin's dual dates of "1953-1991" are found on its obverse, placed within the hill the soldier is running up. The reverse design presents the 38th Parallel (the straight horizontal line through the middle of Korea) plus the actual borders of the two countries.

The historical significance of the 38th Parallel North and the division of the Korean peninsula into two countries makes the 38th anniversary of the Korean Armistice a good choice for a commemorative coin.

1991 Korean War Armistice Silver Dollar



For more of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, including others about Modern US Commemorative Coins, see: Commems Collection.

For more historical background specific to this coins, check out:

- 1991 Korean Armistice Silver Dollar